[1] Ben Davis black jeans were popular with the International Longshore and Warehouse Union for their sturdy, rugged, and high quality denim.
The longshoremen wore black Ben Davis jeans and white hats in the annual Labor Day parade from the Ferry Building to City Hall in San Francisco.
[citation needed] Ben Davis shirts have been shown in the 1992 "Let Me Ride" video from rapper Dr. Dre, the Beastie Boys have mentioned the brand in their music, and Eazy-E used a Ben Davis shirt in his music video for the song "Real Muthaphuckkin G's".
Ice Cube mentions Ben Davis in his song "Ghetto Vet" on his War and Peace Vol.
Havokk and Prodeje from the legendary South Central Cartel mention wearing Ben Davis in their music.